Tabakovic stars as Borussia Monchengladbach leave it late to shock Dortmund

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a]’s late arrival meant kick-off was delayed by 10 minutes, although the opening to the game was hardly worth the wait as a blocked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stoger-kevin/6XndQuug/"]Kevin Stöger[/a] effort was the only shot in the early exchanges.[/p][p]Meanwhile, the first shot on target came 20 minutes in when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scally-joe/GpuBpqKP/"]Joe Scally[/a] struck the ball sweetly from the edge of the box, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kobel-gregor/xlBg2ttC/"]Gregor Kobel[/a] was equal to it between the BVB sticks. Five minutes later, Kobel was beaten by an excellent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elvedi-nico/fZO9OHIM/"]Nico Elvedi[/a] volley from a free-kick, but no one was surprised to see the offside flag go up immediately.[/p][p]With safety not quite confirmed, Die Fohlen kept the pressure on, yet they struggled to break through as Haris Tabakovic had a close-range effort thwarted by Kobel after more good work from Scally.[/p][p]The hosts were inches away from a deserved lead a couple of minutes before the break when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/honorat-franck/pWiv7csf/"]Franck Honorat[/a]’s corner was headed a whisker wide by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/engelhardt-yannik/S2gIJM28/"]Yannik Engelhardt[/a] before the visitors finally gave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nicolas-moritz/QHmvN1QT/"]Moritz Nicolas[/a] something to do with the final kick of the half, although a tame [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inacio-samuele/0SEze5Q0/"]Samuele Inacio[/a] effort summed up Dortmund’s attacking output.[/p][image alt="Gladbach - Dortmund match momentum" id="6e5a9463-175d-437c-96a5-eb77edb1c3a5" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="d08403d1-7eb9-489a-a555-52eb2bc1c96f" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Gladbach began the second half where they left off, with Tabakovic missing from six yards out when under pressure and Stöger shooting straight at Kobel from a good position, but a half chance for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brandt-julian/hW5Goyrc/"]Julian Brandt[/a] suggested there was better to come from Die Schwarzgelben in the second 45 minutes.[/p][p]Still, it wasn’t until a wild [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ryerson-julian/8nv0ZZYK/"]Julian Ryerson[/a] strike midway through the half that they next had any sort of effort at goal.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kovac-niko/C4T3u731/"]Niko Kovac[/a] threw on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-fabio/YaEnqMoU/"]Fabio Silva[/a] to be the difference-maker, and he orchestrated a counter-attack with 12 minutes to play, but couldn’t produce the finish the move deserved. [/p][p][b]Five minutes from time, a low centre from Honorat was begging to be turned in, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reitz-rocco/jsIjP0Al/"]Rocco Reitz[/a] just couldn’t get the angles right with his side-footer. Reitz, though, soon played an important role in the 90th-minute winner, threading a ball through for Tabakovic to beat Kobel with a cool finish.[/b][/p][p]Although the offside flag initially denied him, VAR confirmed he had timed his run to perfection, handing Gladbach victory, survival and a first H2H win in seven. UEFA Champions League-bound Dortmund, meanwhile, have now lost back-to-back away games for the first time in 16 months as their season ends in a whimper.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tabakovic-haris/Asecu8a3/"]Haris Tabakovic[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/b-monchengladbach/88HSzjDr/"]Borussia Monchengladbach[/a])[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/b-monchengladbach-88HSzjDr/dortmund-nP1i5US1/?mid=EcNSkRll"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/p]